Martin Bosworth (martinboz)

Martin Bosworth

@DaveLaFontaine: ... trusted referrals to find me new music, & I promote everything I find vigorously. We need to compel that on a big scale

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@DaveLaFontaine: I worry about a world where d-bag hipsters at Pitchfork & Gawker are the new talent gatekeepers as well. I rely on ...

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Thoughts from .@govfresh on what the government can do to promote #opengovernment more: http://su.pr/1C68de #gov20 #p2 #fb

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Preach it, Rogers. RT .@jonrog1: The right to free speech is NOT a right to be taken seriously, or for people not to be mean to you. #p2 #fb

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@steveplace: There's a little matter of me having moved 3000 miles away, so I think not. ;)

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True fact: Every time I hear or see the word "booty" in any form, I am compelled to listen to this: http://su.pr/2vN1tY MCA at his best. #fb

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@DaveLaFontaine: Actually, this sounds like an extension of the "freemium" model to the offline world: http://su.pr/2c3XcO.

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@DaveLaFontaine: The model could be applied to writing as well. Free & low-cost ebooks, then pricier print versions w/special goodies.

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@DaveLaFontaine: I think that works for him, because of the level he's at, but does it work for artists at all levels? First mover advantage

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@DaveLaFontaine: I recently read about a new music file format that would embed goodies in the file for legal buyers. Sound familiar?

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@DaveLaFontaine: DRM is a proven failure. What industries need now are incentives to buy legally -- things you can't get from BitTorrent.

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@DaveLaFontaine: Jeter, as far as I can tell, hasn't written a novel or anything since "Noir," back in '98. Maybe it got to him. ;)

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With some help from Iain M. Banks, .@pzmyers goes in hard on libertarians: http://su.pr/1JkB2A Great discussion in comments. #p2 #fb

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Great response to my blog post (http://su.pr/1Vi8wq) from .@DaveLaFontaine: http://su.pr/2jk15c #news #media #creativeclass #p2 #fb

Martin Bosworth Ubuntu users

ZING! Successfully configured Kindle 4 PC to work with Ubuntu 9.04 and Wine 1.0.1. God bless Tucows, the !Ubuntu forums, & .@Lifehacker! #fb

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ARGH. Nothing I ever install on Wine 1.0.1 boots up. O

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is looking for a free eBook that I can test my Kindle-on-Ubuntu-via-Wine kludge with. Any good recommends out there? #fb

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@PhoneBoy: Meanwhile, we smoke, drink, eat bad food, pollute our air, take dangerous meds, and God knows what else without any concern.

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@PhoneBoy: Right. That's my point. America is an overly armed and violent society way out of proportion to the risks that actually exist.

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@moonandserpent: That's really the thing. Humans crave stability & security, so our lizard brains look for the easy path out, always.